Madhubani / Mithila- Paintings & Artwork

Madhubani is the heartland of Mithila, situated in the Madhubani district of Bihar. The ritual and auspicious occasions of human life cycle were depicted traditionally in colorful drawings both on wall and the floor. The paintings were also done as the sacred ritual associated with marriage. These paintings were brought on other surfaces like paper, fabric, papier mache etc. to meaningful means of sustenance to the women painters around sixties, after a severe drought in Bihar. Madhubani paintings are now famous globally and also popular as Mithila Painting..... Read more